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Saudi Arabian women do not have the right to drive a car

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In modern times there was a driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia. A group of Saudi women's rights activists called on others in order to fight the ban on women driving on June 17, 2013. One of the activists was Asmaa al-Ali. People like Asmaa enliven the campaign on Facebook with the name Women2Drive. Campaign for women's right to drive may be a bit contrary to the car culture of Arabia.   Women2Drive logo, a symbol of Saudi Arabian women demanding the right to drive a car . Image: nasional.news.viva.co.id Lot of Saudi women are choosing to learn to drive abroad to get around the ban while undergoing further education, or living in another country. Women are forbidden to drive in Saudi authorities interpretation based on Islamic sharia. According to the interpretation of scholars and government of Saudi Arabia women can not roam without a husband or a man of the family of the woman who accompanied. Fatwa is then interpreted textually that spread to all areas. Fatwa